{two lovely things: monograms & pink roses}

{two lovely things:} crisp whites and black stripes with always elegant monograms, and pale pink roses just after a rainstorm . . .

{images: tracey overbeck stead via brabourne farm; flickr}

{colour inspiration: overcast skies}

. . . early monday evening and the skies have already fallen dark, and earlier, brilliant leaves of orange and crimson, floating in the autumn breezes and fluttering along sidewalks, everything cast in utterly romantic shades of overcast skies . . .

{p.s.} a few updates:
* features & favourites
* fashion & photography

{images: 1 - linen & lavender; 2 - scan, photography by laura sewry for victoria magazine march/april 2009; 3, 4, 5, 8 - matteo; 6 - linen & lavender; 7 - .la doleur exquise.}

It's a Pretty, Preppy Giveaway!

(Images via Occasions)

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Happy Tuesday, loves!

I am so excited to announce my latest giveaway today! Shannon, the beauty and brains behind the fantastic stationery company The Preppy Ladybug, graciously contacted me about sponsoring a giveaway for my readers! Of course, I jumped right on it!

I feel certain you've seen Shannon's products floating around some of your favorite sites as she's quite the star amongst the blogger crowd. I placed my first order with Shannon about a year ago and fell completely in love with how wonderful she is to work with, the number of options you have to choose from in her shop, and that everything is customizable.

I'm certain, if you don't already know her, you will just adore her!

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 (Images via Preppy Ladybug Shop)

Shannon has graciously offered one Brown Eyed Belle reader their choice of the following:

Bumble Bee Honeycomb flat note cards (set of 12) with matching address labels

or

Pink Coral Monogrammed flat note cards (set of 12) with matching address labels

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She's also including a discount code through August for Brown Eyed Belle readers!

Just enter BEBJULIE at checkout for 20% off your order!

You can place your order through her online shop or Etsy


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Giveaway Entries:

1. Follow Brown Eyed Belle blog

2. Become a fan of The Preppy Ladybug Facebook page

3. Become a fan of the Brown Eyed Belle Facebook page

Extra entries:

Follow Shannon and me on twitter

Please leave a separate comment for each entry.

The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, August 23.

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Good luck, everyone!

Thank you, Shannon, for being such a wonderful blog friend!

{tabletop inspiration: monograms & roses}

. . . perhaps it's the seemingly sudden drop in temperatures or the sudden gusts of november wind on early morning walks, but lately have been very much in the holiday spirit, and dreaming of languid dinner parties with lovely table settings and have fallen completely for the notion of monogrammed napkins and pastel-coloured roses . . .

{p.s.} more monograms & roses

{images: snippet & ink}

{holiday inspiration: a blue christmas}

. . . on mornings when the snow softly dances and falls from wintry overcast skies, always imagine the holidays in shades of teal and turquoise, or an utterly perfect shade of tiffany's blue that intermingles most beautifully with vintage mirrors and silver etched trays, holiday hors d'œuvre and monogrammed tumblers . . .

{images: photography by patrick cline for the holiday issue of lonny magazine}